PRE-GAME RANT

Well, this is a game Canada might need after a tough loss to the US. This SHOULD be an easy game in which they can get their systems in order, and should be light work for Luongo. Yes, Luongo. He’ll get the start in this one, according to Daren Millard’s Twitter. Many people seem to be calling for Brodeur’s head, but I think there was more wrong in that game than just him. It was marred by badly timed penalties (are there good-timed penalties?), as well as a poor, poor play by Corey Perry in the final minute that really hampered a possibility of a comeback.

And well, I hate to take any team lightly, but if Canada loses this one, they really deserve to be out of the tourney. They should win this one, and they should win it by a solid margin as well. I’ll predict a 6-0 victory for this one. Hopefully it’ll give the team a bit of confidence that they will need going into a tough game on Wednesday vs. the Russians. I may be counting my chickens before they hatch, but if the Germans win this one, it’ll be a miracle on ice bigger than the U.S. defeating Russia in 1980. Stranger things have happened though.

GAME NOTES

Keith intentionally shoots wide off the backboards. Heatley picks up the puck and goes behind the net and throws it out to Thornton who puts it behind Greiss.

2ND PERIOD SCORING

CAN – 2:32 – Weber from Richards

Weber blasts a bomb of a shot that goes right through the top corner of the net on Greiss’ blocker side. Play continues on. After review, the goal is allowed.

CAN – 3:41 – Iginla (PP) from Staal, Doughty

Keith’s shot redirects in front. Staal tries to bang in the rebound a couple of times, then passes it across to Iginla, and he puts it away.

CAN – 8:50 – Iginla from Staal, Boyle

With Crosby driving to the net, Staal fires a bullet of a pass to Iginla, who wrists a bullet top corner on the glove side.

GER – 16:34 – Goc from Schmidt, Muller

After a shot from up high is blocked, Luongo is scrambling in the net and gets bumped by Sturm. Goc swings behind the net and wraps it into the net.

3RD PERIOD SCORING

CAN – 1:10 – Crosby from Staal, Keith

Keith throws it cross ice to Staal down load. He in turn quickly passes it out front to Crosby in the slot, and Crosby tips it in quickly.

CAN – 6:41 – Richards from Morrow, Toews

Moreau collects the puck down behind the goal line and then backhands a blind pass to the slot to Richards who buries it.

CAN – 11:22 – Neidermayer, unassisted

Short handed, Neidermayer steals the puck at the blue line and beats the German defenseman. He gets in alone on Greiss and puts it low and through the wickets.

CAN – 16:28 – Nash from Pronger

Pronger fires a long pass to Nash who streaks down the right side and cuts towards the middle, shooting, and he beats Greiss.

GER – 18:58 – Klinge from Hospelt, Muller

Seabroook is beat by a stretch pass. Muller and Klinge go in on a 2 on nothing. Muller shoots and Luongo makes a great save, but kicks the rebound to Klinge, who bats it out of the air in the net before Luongo can recover.

SHOTS ON GOAL

1st

2nd

3rd

Total

CAN

14

11

14

39

GER

4

10

9

23

POST-GAME RANT

Well, take this one with a grain of salt, as it is just Germany, but the Canadians looked like a much better line, especially for the top line of Crosby, Staal and Iginla. These guys are a heck of a force. Luongo played as solid as you could hope he would. Weber, Doughty, and Keith drew gushes from the panel, and rightfully so. Can they carry that into the game vs. Russia? That’s a good question. We’ll find out tomorrow at 5:30PM, MST.

Racki: I don’t ever hit up McDonald’s anymore, so no idea if we have those here. They sound pretty deadly. Like, let’s take what is normally considered a health food and turn it into the fattiest health food possible.

haha, yeah, I pretty much stopped going to MacD’s too, but needed a quick lunch one day and got hooked…I think they season them with crack.

Steve-O: does this boost confidence or build a false sense of security?

I’d say after the Swiss and U.S. games it builds confidence, if this team has any sense of security after those two games, there is something seriously wrong with it. I think they’ll be totally jacked tomorrow, and I actually like that we play consecutive nights.

well definitely a much better game, and the top line really looked like a top line tonight. Can they do the same against the Russians though? I don’t know…. Everybody will be talking about Malkin and Ovechkin and Kovalchuk, but they’ve got a pretty damn good KHL line that has been very good. Could be a wild ride tomorrow.

That medal celebration is pretty cool stuff. Vancouverites all chanting the lyrics to the instrumental of our anthem. Really, those that are knocking these games can go eff themselves. I think it’s been pretty cool and really enjoyable and Vancouver has been a good host.

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